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Succotash vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between succotash and sweet potatoes

  • Succotash has more iron, folate, phosphorus, vitamin B1, manganese, and magnesium; however, sweet potatoes are higher in vitamin A, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Sweet potatoes cover your daily need for vitamin A, 379% more than succotash.
  • Succotash has 7 times more folate than sweet potatoes. While succotash has 40µg of folate, sweet potatoes have only 6µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Succotash, (corn and limas), raw and Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 5.4% 33% 69% 62% 17% 48% 0.52% 90% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 11% 42% 26% 54% 8.7% 23% 4.7% 65% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more IronIron +165.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +90.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +109.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +111.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.7%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 50% 5% 0% 0% 52% 19% 30% 7.7% 30% 0% 0% 30% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 65% 320% 14% 0% 27% 24% 28% 53% 66% 0% 5.8% 4.5% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +94.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +29.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6306.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +590.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +120%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.487mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Succotash Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 15µg 961µg 105%
Vitamin B5 0.128mg 0.884mg 15%
Iron 1.83mg 0.69mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.286mg 12%
Folate 40µg 6µg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.208mg 0.107mg 8%
Phosphorus 113mg 54mg 8%
Manganese 0.688mg 0.497mg 8%
Protein 5.03g 2.01g 6%
Vitamin E 0.71mg 5%
Magnesium 48mg 27mg 5%
Vitamin C 15.1mg 19.6mg 5%
Copper 0.186mg 0.161mg 3%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.32mg 3%
Starch 7.05g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.489g 0.092g 3%
Potassium 369mg 475mg 3%
Fiber 3.8g 3.3g 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Calcium 18mg 38mg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.082mg 0.106mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.19g 0.052g 1%
Fructose 0.5g 1%
Vitamin B3 1.587mg 1.487mg 1%
Fats 1.02g 0.15g 1%
Sodium 4mg 36mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Calories 99kcal 90kcal 0%
Net carbs 15.79g 17.41g N/A
Carbs 19.59g 20.71g 0%
Sugar 6.48g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.198g 0.002g 0%
Tryptophan 0.056mg 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.209mg 0.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0.07mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.295mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.068mg 0.037mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.243mg 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.306mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.16mg 0.039mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 20% 73%
Protein: 5.03 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 19.59 g
Water: 73.1 g
Other: 1.26 g
2% 21% 76%
Protein: 2.01 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 20.71 g
Water: 75.78 g
Other: 1.35 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +150.2%
Contains more FatsFats +580%
~equal in Carbs ~20.71g
~equal in Water ~75.78g
~equal in Other ~1.35g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 23% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.19 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.198 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.489 g
36% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +431.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Succotash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169300/nutrients
  2. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168483/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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